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We will make all-out efforts to safeguard national security: HK immigration director

"We will make all-out efforts to safeguard national security," the newly-appointed director of the Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Regio

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U.S. coronavirus cases rise by nearly 55,000 in 24 hours

U.S. coronavirus cases rise by nearly 55,000 over the past 24 hours Thursday, a new one-day record surge, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The nationa

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9th China-Arab ministerial meeting to be held in July

The 9th ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum will be held on July 6 via video link, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced Thursday. Chinese State Councilor and F

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At least 50 killed, many feared missing in jade mine landslide in Myanmar

Bodies of at least 50 jade scavengers have been recovered while many others are still missing in a landslide in Myanmar's Kachin state on Thursday, U Dollar, an official from the local village admini

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19 killed in explosion at clinic in Iran's capital

At least 19 people were killed in an explosion at a clinic in the northern district of Iran's capital Tehran on Tuesday, said Jalal Maleki, spokesman for the Firefight

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COVID-19 vaccine in U.S. may not lead to herd immunity: Fauci

Top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci warned that the U.S. is "unlikely" to achieve herd immunity to the novel coronavirus once a vaccine is available.He said the vaccine would be only

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China supports Pakistan's efforts against terrorism

China resolutely supports Pakistan's efforts to fight terrorism and safeguard its national security and stability, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Mond

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COVID-19 impact on Irish airports "enormous": official

A senior airport official on Tuesday described the impact of the COVID-19 on Irish airports as "enormous." Dalton Philips, chief executive of Dublin Airport Authority

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UK PM says 2 meter social distancing rule to be cut to 1 meter plus

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that the current two meter social distancing rule will be loosened from July 4 to "one meter plus" in a bid to furt

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Vlog: China's anti-epidemic stories in the lens of Iraqi actor

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ahmed, an Iraqi who came to work in northwest China's Ningxia, told China's anti-epidemic stories by making a microfilm called "Boots Ove

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Four dead in Moscow apartment shooting

Four people, including a child, were killed by gunfire in an apartment here on Thursday, the Russian Investigative Committee said. After receiving a call from neighbors, police officers and investiga

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Urgent: Honduran president tests positive for COVID-19

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez said in a televised speech on late Tuesday that he has been infected with the novel coronavirus. He told the Honduran people that he has mild symptoms a

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Russia expels 2 Czech diplomats

Russia has demanded the expulsion of two Czech diplomats in response to a similar step taken by the Czech authorities, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Monday. "On June 15, Ambassador

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133 more test positive for COVID-19 in Kenya, including 4 members of State House staff

Kenya's Ministry of Health on Monday confirmed 133 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national tally of infections to 3,727. Mutahi Kagwe, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Health, told journal

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Hubei downgrades COVID-19 emergency response level from Saturday

Hubei will downgrade its COVID-19 emergency response level from two to three as of Saturday, a provincial official told a press briefing on Friday.The numbers refer to a four-tier response system, in

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Cameroon National Assembly speaker hails Chinese medical donations in fighting COVID-19

Staff members carry medical supplies in Yaounde, capital of Cameroon, April 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Qiao Benxiao)Cameroon's House Speaker of National Assembly Cavaye Yeguie Djibril has expressed gratitude t

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26,985 people told to self-isolate by government's test and trace scheme

A total of 26,985 people have been told to isolate by the government's contact tracing system, the Department of Health has said. Around 85% of the 31,794 contacts who were identified by the system b